♪ [ male announcer ] don't wait for awesome... totino's pizza rolls gets you there in just 60 seconds. ♪ these are the -- not so much water. we're right down there. >> governor brown using a chart of california rainfall over the years to explain why he has finally decided to declare a drought. bowing to pressure from farms,

fire agencies putting in overtime, the governor declared a drought in the state of california, and the governor is urging all of us to start conserving now. we have team coverage begins with lillian kim. >> hopefully it will rain eventually in the meantime we have to do our part. reporter: governor jerry brown is urging californians to reduce their water usage by 20%. >> i think the drought emphasizes that we do live in an era of limits. nature has its boundaries and we have to be as efficient and elegant the way we live and conduct ourselves. >> california is in the middle of what could be the worst dry spell since 100 years ago. precipitation in most of the state is less than 20% of normal and res sore red reservoirs aret

historic lows. >> at the rating thises are going we're not sure the sam man are going surveyy, the proclamation is designed to expedite water transfer, provide financial assistance. during the last drought in 2009, 10,000 farm farmworkers lost their job. >> we anticipate more because this is much more widespread. it's more on a statewide basis, and so we do anticipate that. >> it's a situation that is putting people and property in extreme peril, the governor size. as a result people we talked for egg deer -- eager to do their part. >> talking to my roommateses about taking shorter showers. >> not washing the water wine we're shaving or brushing your teeth. >> cutbacks are volunteer at this point about if conditions been become worse the state

could impose mandatory reductions. >> how can we cut back our water use by 20%? here's jonathan bloom. reporter: your showerhead might use two and a half gals of water per minute so imagine ten people came over and took a shower at your house. that's what happens when you water your lawn. >> in our service area, half of our water delivers is tolawn. >> you have to have an existing lawn but we allow the lawn to have varying colors from tan to green. you have to have an existing sprinkle system. >> if you do they'll pay 50-cent a square foot for drought tolerant plants. local nurseries are full of them. some native to california. >> and they're actually becoming quite the rage. >> it's really become a big trend. expect to take out loan for

the next since months. >> she wrote a book on saving water. she watched the bulk of her business go from planting lawns to ripping them out like in connie mullins' backyard. >> a couple years ago i said, i'm tired of mowing this, i'm tired of watering it, weeding it, and i want to too something different. >> now she is ready to do the frontyard, too. >> i have a lot of clients that are hesitant at first. it's hard to change your green esthetic, what you have been seeing for years and years. you grew up with a lawn, you mowed the lawn, wait as ritual. >> she says people don't really use lawns; ever been told to keep off the glass. >> the animals and pets use them more than anybody else. >> but lulu the dog adjusted fine to the landscape. >> they love the garden. they out there more often than with the lawns. >> abc7 news.

>> the same conditions that created the drought are also trapping pollutants in the air, and it was hazy today looking thirds mt. diablo. tomorrow will be the 28th 28th "spare the air" day of the season. don't light your fireplace. spencer christian is here with live doppler 7hd. >> we have a lot of challenges, the drought, decline are air quality, and the record warmth going on. here's live doppler 7hd, clear skies over the bay area, little haze. here's a live view from the emeryville camera looking west. first we'll start with the air. another "spare the air" day tomorrow, the 28th of the season, since november 1st. the poorest air quality in the north bay, along the coast, and central part of the bay area, and medium or moderate air quality at best of the remainder of the bay area. let's talk about the heat. today was the fourth conserve day of record high temperatures in the bay area. 87 at salinas.

84, monterey. a record high for the month of january at salinas airport. signs of temperatures beginning to moderate gradually next week but no sign of rain. we'll look at the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> bermingham police are looking for a brand new mercedes-benz that hate pedestrian -- hit a pedestrian this evening. the silver mercedes made a left turn at the intersection, hit a pedestrian crossing the street, seriously injuring him. the driver did not stop. police say the vehicle had temporary dealer-issue another license plates. >> the fa and the ntsb are investigating a collision between two single-engine planes at reid-hillview airport in san jose. sky 7hd was overhead when it happened. two planes, cessna 127 and a piper pa-24 were involved in the accident. both planes were badly damaged. the faa says the piper was

taking off when its suddenly lost engine power. it crashed right into the cessna, which was sitting on a taxiway, waiting for its turn to depart. three people involved in this accident are all okay. we're glad tell you. san francisco police were investigating another pedestrian hit in a crosswalk, this time by the driver of a car with the on-demand ride service lyft. the accident happened at jackson and larken streets. this photo shows the elderly pedon an the ground. the driver and her passenger got out and helped the woman. she hurt her leg, possibly broke it. the driver was not cited. >> look twice again and just make sure before you make your turn is clear and everyone will be safer. >> this comes on the heels of a fatal accident on new year's eve when an uber-driver killed this

little girl. the united taxi workers called for tighter regulation for these companies inch a stage lyft said we're sorry to hear this happened. we deactivated the driver as we collect more details. the suspected serial arsonist appeared in a san jose courtroom today facing even more charges. he also reportedly confessed to setting these fires. vic lee has the story. >> prosecutors filed more charges against patrick brennan than the two count office arson which police had booked him on when they arrested him two days ago. now the 48-year-old is facing ten count office arson and three more charges of attempted arson because of the severity of the case, the judge granted the prosecutor's motion for no bail. outside the courthouse, district attorney jeff rosen said the total amount of damages so far exceeded $6 million, and that they still had not ruled out

attempted murder charges. >> six of the structures were occupied by individuals, by people, by residents of our county, at the time these fires were set. fortunately no one was injured or killed. reporter: brennan was arrested wednesday at his trailer in this mobile home park nowhere most of the fires were set. the biggest blaze destroyed a warehouse, causing an estimated $5 million in damage. another fire ravaged this home on east st. john's street last friday. >> mr. brennan would gather combustible materials and then light them on fire. >> this is a three strikes case because of approve convictions inch 1999 he was arrived for setting more than a does wildfireness south bay and he was convicted two of them. this is how he appeared in a stretch police distributed at the time.

he is also a registered sex offender. brennan cooperated with police, and reportedly showed them the places where he chose to set the fires and told them he knew people were inside some of those places. brennan waived his arraignment today and will enter a plea next month. vic lee. golden gate bridge officials are holding meetings to get your input on toll increased. for the first time officials are introducing the idea of incremental toll increases. that is similar to what has been done with ferry and bus customers. if the proposed hike goes through drivers will pay $8 and fast track customs 2.50. there is a public meeting at the whistle stop, wednesday, petaluma, and thursday, fort mason center in san francisco. >> a lot more to bring you here on abc7 news at nine.

stay with me. a big sendoff for the 49ers. you'll hear from some of the bay area's most enthusiastic fans. >> the birth of a dolphin at six flaggs kingdom. what researchers hope to learn from the mother's communication what researchers hope to learn from the mother's communication

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>> the 49ers arrived in seattle a little more than an hour ago for sunday's nfc championship game against the seahawks, of course. the team boarded buses at their santa santa claire practice facility. you into know that even though the team travel biz charter everyone must still go through security screen, just like you and i do at the airport. the players, including colin kaepernick, the quarterback, appeared loose, a business trip, plenty of fans were on hand to wish them well. >> they've had up and downs and we have always been devoted to them and we love them and it's so exciting right now. i'm so excited. we watched all the news programs. >> dozens of fans lined up along the airport fence shouting their support. here more now from wayne freedman. [cheering] reporter: when observing the

actions of niners faithful there appears to be a direct relationship between the degree of fervent behavior and approaching kickoffs. closer to gametime the more fanatical people get. >> i saw them leave and they see all of us standing out here, they can take a little bit of that with them. >> got that? on the streets of san francisco it's been getting progressively weirder all week. game one apparel. at the niner store on market street they offer pants, jim harbaugh's pants, certified, dry cleaned, 500 bucks. >> if we win i'll come get those. >> this behavior is not exclusive to san francisco. >> seahawks! >> these are seattle people work out their voices in preparation for sunday's little squabble. >> hey! >> good job. >> yep, the supposedly loudest fans in the world need coaching to learn how to cheer.

even more embarrassing? what some of them paid for their tickets. >> 4,000. >> it's not even that great of a seat. >> clearly he did not call this man in san francisco, stuart kesselman, aka, mr. ticketer, who has been getting maybe $350 to start and a lot of phone calls from seattle. >> they think we're idiots in san francisco, paying a thousand dollars a ticket. they sell them for the right price. >> hey! >> good job. >> it would appear that one city needs schooling. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> don't turn down the volume. it's over. governor brown has made his nfc championship game bet. he tweeted i'll put in a case of california's finest wine on the game and look forward to tasting the best washington has to offer. hash tag, go niners.

we still have some catching up to do in our battle of the bays competition with the abc affiliate in seattle. it's a contest to see who can get the most likes between now and kickoff time on sunday on our facebook pages. seattle is ahead right now. so what we really need you to do, go to our page, facebook.com abc7 -- facebook.com/abc7 news, look for this graphic and click, like. share it with your friends and encourage them to like it, too, to help abc7 news win the battle of the bays. >> you can also help by sending in your 49er fan photos. here's a young woman who photographed her divided loyalties, born in seattle, living in san francisco. she is sticking with the niners. so was mayor ed lee. he was born in seattle but has to root for the 49ers. here's one i could not resist sending myself. that's my dog, molly. she didn't mind wearing her little 49ers shirt and was happy when i took her out of it.

keep sending in your photos to ureport@kgo-tv.com. you can also post them on our facebook page or tweet them to us. >> little molly on tv tonight. >> how about molly rushing the passer. that's what we'll neat. >> the passer is a squirrel. >> there you go. the guy -- seattle can be a little squirrely. russell wilson. hope the seattle fans are as good as crying as they are at cheering because that it is what lay they'll be doing on sunday, crying. clear skies around the bay area right now. the dry spell continues but it is dangerously dry to the south where red-flag warning is in effect in southern california, from near bakersfield, southwest down to santa barbara and then east near los angeles, and that will expire tomorrow evening. 6:00. back to the bay area. live from sutro tower, looking out over san francisco.

current temperature readings, 59 here in san francisco. 48 across the bay. and oakland, low 50s. another live view from the emeryville camera looking west across the bay. 42 in santa rosa, mid-40s. petaluma. one more live view. looking at the skyline of downtown san francisco from our rooftop camera here at abc7. these are our forecast features. another "spare the air" day tomorrow, 28th one since november 1st. mild to warm through the martin luther king, jr. holiday weekend, continuing into next week. the satellite image shows why we're high and dry. big area of hi pressure dominating our weather picture. it's slightly weaker than it has been. a little bite byte being taken out of the ridge of high pressure. going to be dry for a while, cooler this weekend, and the

flow of warm, dry air from land to sea continues to be a major factor in our weather picture. now, as you look ahead for the next ten days, from our current date, which is january 17th to the 27th, notice some moisture approaching the pacific northwest and the northernmost part of the state. they get some just trace amounts of rainful around january a 25th, 26th, 27th. does not appear any of the moisture will work down to the bay area, certainly not into southern california. so no rain for us for a while. overnight tonight, clear skies. dry conditions. chilly in the north bay valleys. low temperatures in the upper 20s. we'll see mid-to-upper 30s in the inland east bay. 40s around the bay. tomorrow, sunny and warm again but a couple degrees less warm than it has been of late. low 70s in the south bay, low 70s on the peninsula. upper 60s on the coast and in and around san francisco. upper 60s to around 70 in the north bay.

we'll see 70 or just above in east bay, and inland east bay, 69 to 70 degrees. here's the seven day forecast. and we'll continue to see this gradual tapering off of temperatures and only a degree or two each day, and by mid-week next week, few clouds in the sky, high temperatures in the mid-60s by then but still even with the presence of clouds no significant chance of rain. maybe a drop or drizzle but no rain. >> we need a lot of drops of drizzle. >> we do. >> thank you very much. still to come at. >> no idea i'm coming. >> wait until you see her son's >> no idea i'm coming. >> wait until you see her son's reaction soon, californians from to salinas

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prepare to smile. a military mom who has been stationed overseas gave her son a real surprise during his basketball game. 13-year-old basketball player derek jenkins was set up by the coaches to receive a surprise visit from his mother, lieutenant colonel katrina jenkins sellers who has been in hawai'i. the refs called a fake technical foul. derek was sent to the free-throw line. his mother snuck up behind him. >> look at this. [laughter] >> isn't that wonderful? derek was shocked, obviously. certainly got emotional, understandably, as he told his

mother how much he missed her. >> another half hour of abc7 news at nine. the video that kindled the debate over excessive police force an officer fired at a minivan with her mother and kid -- a mother and her kids inside. >> and the president puts new limits on the nsa agency that is monitoring our phone calls. >> the company with the technology to let you hold your baby before it's born. another half hour of

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national debate before the use of force. a police officer firing on a car. inside a mother and her five children. tonight that police officer is telling his side of the story. here's the exclusive interview. >> the traffic stop that outraged so many for so many reasons. a mom stopped for speeding along a new mexico highway, keeps taking off on police. with her five children in the minivan. >> open the door! open the door! >> at that point two more officers show up for backup. one of them, eelas montoya, fires three shots as the minivan takes off again. watch as he lines up with the white line on the road and appears to aim at the left rear tire. >> i'm not shooting at a human being. i'm shooting at a tire. >> those gunshots cost him his job. montoya says the dark tint on the van's windows prevented him from seeing the children. ages six to 16.

>> when you found out there were in fact children in that minivan, what did you think? >> my heart sank. when you finally stopped, couldn't believe there was that many children in there. >> the 53-year-old father of three says he never would have pulled the trigger if he knew that. still, state police fired him last month for violating their use of deadly force policy. the driver, 39-year-old ouran na farrell is awaiting charges on child abuse and fleeing police. she pleaded not guilty. montoya just wants his job back. >> can the public trust your judgment after you fired on a minivan with kids in it. >> i'm sure they will because they know me, what i'm about. >> abc news, new mexico. >> at least 14 people were killed tonight after one of the deadliest attacks in can be bulker afghanistan in months. attackers stormed a lebanese restaurant friday night. the include three u.n. personnel. one attacker detonated a bomb

two others ran in and started shooting. afghan secures forces arrived and killed the attackers in a gun battle that lasted an hour. the taliban claimed responsibility. >> russian president vladimir putin made more controversial comments about gay visitors and athletes ahead of the winter olympics. >> we have a ban on homosexual and ped feela. we are not running up anyone, so one can feel relaxed but leave the children alone. >> he says gay people will be safe as long as they leave the children alone. he is trying to assure gay visitors they're welcome at the sochi game despite a law banning so-called gay media. the white house condemned russia's antigay policies. >> today president obama ordered changes to the controversial

government surveillance program, said the changes are needed to address privacy concerns but added there is no evidence of abuse by the nsa. data collection on every american will continue but with tighter controls. >> the reforms i'm proposing today should give the american people greater confidence that their rights are being protected, even as our intelligence and law enforcement agencies maintain the tools they need to keep us safe. >> the san francisco based electronic front tier foundation has been critical of the surveillance programs. the organization sayings the president's directive does not answer who will store phone data in the future. >> we would like to see the government end the collection either in the private sector and by the government. so far president obama has conceded that the government will end it, but we don't know where it will go from then. >> the president also says the nsa will no longer monitor phone calls from heads of state that

are u.s. allies. >> the supreme courts agreed to decide whether police need warrant to search the cell phones of people they arrested. the court ruled 40 years ago that police do not need a search warrant to look through anything you have in your's -- your possession when taken into confidence but now phones contain confidential a documents and photographs. >> the federal government has enough money to operate through september. president obama walked across pennsylvania avenue today to sign a $1.1 trillion budget in the new executive office billing. money to run the government would have run out at midnight tomorrow. the budget is a bipartisan effort and it scales back the automatic spending cuts that hit major social programs last year. it contains less spending than democrats want, but more than republicans desire. there are signs tonight that the data breach at target may be part of a broader worldwide attack. a new homeland security report indicates that several retailers

may have been targeted. it also says the commuter code used by the hackers was partly written in russian and has been on the black market since last spring. the security firm intel caller says it's identified the author as a 17-year-old in russia. another firm, secular -- secure alert, says the attack happened in two statements one week apart. dropbox has raced another $250 million in funding making the san francisco company worth $10 billion, and turning its founder into the bay area's new millionaire. users can save files in the cloud that can be accessed from anywhere. dropbox is now the most highly val i'd venture capitalist backed company. >> the birth of a dolphin at six flags discovery kingdom. what researchers are hoping to learn from its mothers communication

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>> good evening. how much does it cost to have a baby in california? a new study reveals there may be a big difference depending on how and where your baby is born. the costs range from $3,300 to $37,000 in some cases. the study found that costs were higher in areas with higher wage earners, and for-profit hospitals charge significantly more. but in most cases there was no explanation for why the hospitals charge more. researchers chalked it up to excess charges. childbirth is the most common reason for hospitalization in california. as many as half a million women

give birth in a hospital every single year. then there's this. you can now print your fetus into a figurine. a company called 3-d babies says it's like holding your baby before their born. the process is relatively simple. 3-d babies takes your sonograms, tweaks them and then renders the image into a plastic doll via 3-d printing technology. the babies come in three sizes, eight-inch life size, four. inch half sigh and a two-inch mini. the companies is trying to crowd fund. >> a new calf is making waves at six flags, the first female dolphin being born there and for the unique way her mother communicated with her before she was born.

reporter: nine-year-old bottle nose dolphin bella is getting to know her first born now just eight days old. >> we're so, so excited. this is absolutely perfect. we have a bonded mom and baby. that was the first time mom and she is picking up motherhood perfectly. >> mira bell is the first female born at discovery king dom in eight years. she weighed in at 25 pounds. >> the doors are open. >> this video from six flags shows the actual birth, relatively easy process it compares with what other mammals endure. >> they have this nice torpedo shaped baby to give birth to, and bella made it look like a piece of cake. barely had contraction, and the baby came out --

>> when bella was pregnant she got the attention of researchers because oof he sounds directed at her fetus. >> she would come into a pool, separate herself from the other dolphins and quietly float and make what is known as the baby whistle. what we found out was it's almost as if bella was imprinting with her baby prior to the birth. >> bella and her mom are having some quiet time, getting to know each other, all under the watchful eye of a marine mammal trainer. the trainer notes each time bella nurses her baby to make sure mira bella is getting enough nourishment. >> guests can start seeing bella and her calf mira bella starting january 25th and 26th. >> mira bella is third

generation at discovery kingdom. her grandmother, chelsea, is 34 years old in vallejo, abc7 news. >> while we're talking creatures of the deep, thousands of people flocked to san francisco's peer 39 every week to see the sea lions and now they can learn something about them. today per 39 opened a new sea lion center next to the dock the animals invaded 24eers ago this month. the center has real pelts that you can touch and a full-size sea lion skeleton. the celebration will include walking tours of the docks. >> coming up here next at 9:00... >> omaha!

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>> as you heard and reported the governor declared a drought in california. wish we could tell you rain is coming but spencer christian is back and there's none to be found. >> here's live doppler 7hd dry right now, going to be dry for a long time. statewide, another beautiful day, warm one, high temperatures in the 70s across california. low 80s in l.a. and palm springs, and the bay area, another day of high temperatures right around or just above 70 degrees no records expected tomorrow. so we're seeing high temperatures gradually moderate but no sharp dropoff in

temperatures. seattle, sunday afternoon, niners and seahawks, 3:30 kickoff time. partly and mostly cloudy, cooler, temperatures in the 40s but not cold. here's the seven-day forecast for the bay area. see temperatures finally -- high temperatures in the sixes in wednesday, thursday, friday next week, but even that is mild and above average this time of year. so no significant change in our weather pattern in the future. >> we really enjoyed this weather had we had some storms. >> let's hope for a very, very wet february to get us up near normal. >> we know you'll be watching the niners -- seahawks game this sunday but there's another showdown featuring two of football's greatest quarterbacks, peyton manning and tom brady. during the cheering some will try to crack the secret code. why does peyton manning shout omaha all the time. >> a battle of titans on sunday.

denver hopes on peyton manning, boston marching behind tom brady, and then there's omaha, nebraska, with no direct stake in the game except for this. >> omaha! >> the voice of peyton manning during last sunday's playoff in san diego. 44 times the word came out of his mouth, and it means what exactly? >> it's a run play but could be a pass play or a play action pace, depending on a couple things. the wind, the jerseys we're wearing. so, it varies. >> it could be anything. yet it is a tactical code word. football has lots of them. but in omaha, america's 43rd 43rd largest city at last count, they're loving the attention. >> omaha! omaha! >> like the boys and girls at benson high, and the seven omaha businesses who promised to give 100 bucks this weekend each and everytime manning yells the magic word, which last weekend

would have added up to over $30,000. and then there's omaha stake thk commercial, it's a seek decreed code, omaha, three short syllables, one nice city. other cities four syllables, counties cut -- doesn't cut it. sunday it will be omaha. >> pretty cool. we need our own code word. >> larkspur, larkspur! >> it is funding -- manning was telling the truth, omaha can mean different things at different times, as now jersey scholar all that, that's not -- but teams have -- they thought they figured it out and would shift and then he would run something else. >> you're not going to say it a million times and it means the same thing. >> the guy is good. >> the 49ers loose heading to

seattle. jim harbaugh is. jim harbaugh is.

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>> coming up at 11:00, one man's effort to bring bike thieves to justice and the scene abc news caught on camera. >> the high-tech solution to the bay area's drought problem and why it is such an effort to get it off theground. >> an attempt to protect birds is something else. why these nets will be removed from a bay area freeway. those stories and more tonight at 11:00 on channel 7. >> larry beil is here with the sports and the 49ers arrived a couple hours ago in seattle. >> getting ready for sunday's game. it's funny, you try to measure, are they uptight, jim harbaugh has moved on from khaki discussion to head phones. before departing the coach talked about his quarterback, colin kaepernick, and his

commercial for beats by dre. ♪ >> now next spot,cap puts the head phones on to tune out the haters for screaming at him. >> the head phones, the beat? i love it. i absolutely love it. riding in, the fans are all out there, and sometimes they're that way, they are in the video, and the song is such a toe tapper that -- i get the chills on that one. some beats by dre. i am sold. that commercial has sold me. >> nfc championship, let's break it down scientifically, starting with the quarterbacks. russell wilson and colin kaepernick, they can beat you with their arms or legs. the niners have to hold down

russell wilson, but not playing well lately. cap is getting better and better but will make a throw that will make crowd thing, but frank gore, heart and soul of the 49ers, love him, great, but this guy is just scary. marshawn list buts the beast into beast mode. he runs angry and will score one or two touchdowns. edge to mar shawn lynch. offensively, niners at full strength, crabtree back, boldin, davis, and percy harvin out because of a concussion, the edge to the 49ers, defense,so so tough. the corn for me is it the 49ers secondary. they have a tendency to give up the deep ball. we saw it in carolina. the seahawks' secondary smothers you, edge to seattle. and now the fans. the red and gold are great but

the 12th fan, it's a stink advantage for the seahawks up there. weird stuff just happens in that stadium because it's impossible to hear and you can't simulate it. so edge to seattle. when we add i up, here's my worry. the 49ers struggle in the red zone, i see them settling for three phil dowson field goals, get a touchdown from crabtree, lynch will score once, wilson on a deep ball so i see the final score being, 20-16, seattle. the good news is, i'm often wrong. now, we posted my prediction on our facebook page. some reactions. paula writes, larry, move to seattle and do sports up there how dare you pick seattle to beat the niners? go niners. susan writes, even if you believe that how can you say that outloud. i could hardly believe my eyes. the only reason i didn't change the channel i was hoping to sear you say more stupid stuff. you know what, susan? keep watching. i have a feeling you'll get

more. because that's my specialty. finally, ann marie writes, larry beil, what's your deal? that is the best. the niners are all the way, ann marie, tying in the rivalry with harbaugh and carroll. facebook fans out there. mike shumann will be in seattle with the niners, and another edition of vernon's view sunday night with vernon davis one-on-one, and follow shu on twitter. et cetera mike shumann, an inside look at the game. >> what's your deal? the warriors are in oklahoma city tonight. an absolute blistering shootout with the thunder. the dilemma, how do you stop kevin durant? witness magic. it took us 15 minutes, frame-by-frame to figure out how they pulled that off. kevin can durants, no march for

iguodala. 29 in the first half. green has good defensive position but the jumpers goes down. jordan crawford, first three shots. but too much durants. career high 54, and the thunder roll 127-121. >> quickly, stanford women taking on arizona. the sisters combine for four threes, older sis, bonny with three. stanford are now 16-1. abc sports brought to you by toyota. >> i love that magic trick. that was cool. >> that is this edition of abc7 news at 9:00 here on kofy tv 20. for spencer christian, larry, what's your deal, beil, and i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your

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